Thrift Store Manifestations
exploring my small manifestations to figure out how manifestations work
I am a huge thrift store junkie. Every weekend, my daughter and I, if we have even an hour to spare, go to our favorite thrift store, the Goodwill in Fairfax on main street. It's a small thrift store, yet, I've had so much success there that we rarely go anywhere else. Often times, when I've needed things in my life, I would often first visit the thrift store and see if I can find the item there so that I don't pay top dollar for it new. There are two very distinct times in which I really needed something and I wanted to check the thrift stores first. The first time, I really needed a shower tower. A shower tower, if case you did not know, is a shelf tower that you attach to the edge of your shower and it holds all your shampoos, your conditioners, your loofahs etc. Anyway, all the ones that I wanted were about $40 on Amazon. That weekend, I went to the section that normally houses hardware things and exercise equipment and cages and there it was a brand new box, containing a shower tower. It had not even been constructed yet and all the parts were neatly in the box still. Not only that, the shower tower exactly matched what I wanted. It had containers and all the containers were held by a long broomstick-like rod. The second time this happened was when I wanted a very expensive cooking pot for my kitchen. We had been at my mother’s for Thanksgiving and my sister was raving about the French cooking pot she bought herself (or my mom, not sure). It’s part of a line of French cookware called Le Creucet. These cookware come in very interesting, nontraditional, colors and are cast iron. I research them online and they were incredibly expensive, as in the hundreds of dollars. Too expensive for me to buy online, new. Again, the very next weekend, when we are back home, I go to the thrift store and in the cookware section, there it is my pot, the exact cookware I wanted in the exact size but the wrong color. I wanted orange, not blue. and the lid had a small dent in it. They were asking $20. Despite me thinking this was very cool, I did not buy it, it was not the color I wanted, plus the dent. The weekend after, after a whole week of regretting being so petty for not buying something I very clearly manifested, I go back and this time they did have the cookware, this time in my color, my size and in perfect condition. I was floored. I should add that before this I never saw them at the store and have not seen them there since. So having two cookware of the kind pop-up on the same month in which I needed them, at my very thrift store itself was super rare. I mean SUUUPPPPEEERRR rare.
Now that I was personally convinced that something magical was going on here, the next logical thought was how does this happen?. Therefore, I am hoping, in analyzing the similarities of the cases above, such as the exact thought patterns, what I did, did not do, what I was feeling…. perhaps these reflections could provide me with clues on how exactly this was possible.
Here I go. These are the facts….
I was sure the thrift store would have something
I did not obsess about it, I just had this inner knowing and left it at that
I had a very clear image of what I wanted going in….very clear….with both of them I had seen them online, so I got to actually see a picture of it.
I walked to those areas of the store that would carry these items
I was aware that this matchmaking did not come from me and was thankful for whatever energy made it possible.
The time I did not get the color I wanted, made me wish (envision) for the one I wanted even more
In reflecting on all the variables above it seems like manifestations do have a definite sweet spot in which all these variables need to align just so in order for the thought to materialize. For starters, manifestations happen best when you have a crystal clear vision of what you want. I believe firmly that the images of the items online helped me best envision what I wanted and in holding this picture in my mind, universe was best able to materialize with exact detail. Makes perfect sense. Since all is energy, the universe must interpret one’s inability to envision something as a wavering type of energy. It hangs back while saying, “you must still be unsure so I will wait until you are sure”.
Next, I want to address intensity. In both instances I did not hold this insane level of intensity. I wanted these items, yes, yet, they were shelved in the back of my mind. Not because they did not matter to me anymore, but because I was sure I’d get them soon and obsessing over them was not needed, and seemed silly. Liza Larson, one of the creators of Cognomovement likens intensely asking for something over and over again to ordering your food several times at a restaurant. When we order our food, we ask for what we want the sit back and wait, knowing it’s coming. This inner knowing that it’s coming is huge!! This expectant waiting carries a much more powerful and relaxed energy, less intense than the energy of frantically asking or even begging. Knowing it’s coming carries a much more solid energy, no wavering.
The last piece that needs mentioning is the legwork. I drove to that thift store, I walked to those areas in the store where these items are housed full expecting to get my items. Making a bold movement towards what we ask for but one that again carries resolve. Some may call this preparation. Depending on what you are asking for “preparation” will wide differ depending on what you want. Yet, in your mind you need to make a move towards the thing you want that feels to you like preparation. For example, If I want to write a book, I need to maybe buy a computer or notebooks and pens. If I want to become a self-sustaining artist you might want to start by even calling yourself an artist, or setting time aside weekly to play with materials.
The more I reflect on this the more I conclude that it’s all energy…..even the idea that there is a “sweet spot”. That idea itself is parallel to the idea of how energy works. A right combination of energy, mixed with the crystal clear vision and unwavering faith that it’s coming can bring about so much. It is not simple but we can practice at it….. I am loving every part of this exploration.